Ladies, Women, and Wenches: Choice and Constraint in Antebellum Charleston and Boston
Hardcover, Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket.
Sound binding and hinges. Clean, bright pages. Previous owner's name on ffep. Cloth over boards lightly edge rubbed. DJ creased on front flap with overall light shelf wear. ; Chapters: Choice and constraint. Spinsters, wives, and widows. Housework and paid work. Learning and teaching. Property, privilege, and power. Piety, philanthrpy, and reform. Propriety, sexuality, and self-control. The world of wenches. Choice and constraint revisited. Notes. Bibliographical essay. Index. ; Gender and American Culture; 9.0" tall ; 234 pages.
ISBN: 0807819247 Item #4790002
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